How long does it take to read The Cask of Amontillado?
The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe takes about 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 33 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1846. 30 pages, about 8,250 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 55 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 33 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 21 minutes |
The page count is the median across 67 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado" [a.mon.ti.ˈʝa.ðo]) is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in the November 1846 issue of Godey's Lady's Book. The story, set in an unnamed Italian city at carnival time in an unspecified year, is about a man taking fatal revenge on a friend who, he believes, has insulted him. Like several of Poe's stories, and in keeping with the 19th-century fascination with the subject, the narrative revolves around a person being buried alive – in this case, by immurement. As in "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-Tale Heart", Poe conveys the story from the murderer's perspective.
Subjects: Crime, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Horror stories, Revenge, Literature, study and teaching
